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The Spirent FBC-3602A is a SmartMetrics Fibre Channel Module designed to facilitate the accurate assessment of performance, reliability, and quality of Fibre Channel-based Storage Area Network (SAN) equipment and fabrics. It serves as a valuable tool for SAN equipment manufacturers, storage system vendors, Storage Service Providers (SSPs), IT managers, and test labs. By emulating numerous attached devices, including servers, storage systems, and switches, the FBC-3602A simplifies the testing process, eliminating the need for complex and large-scale test environments.

One of the notable features of the FBC-3602A is its ability to generate and analyze packets at wire-rate, allowing stress testing of devices and fabrics to assess their performance under heavy traffic conditions. By generating multiple streams of Fibre Channel traffic from simulated devices, the module enables the analysis of Quality of Service (QoS) metrics for Fibre Channel switches, hubs, and fabrics. The FBC-3602A is compatible with various SmartBits software applications, enabling users to set up and execute a wide range of performance tests. These applications facilitate data plane and control plane testing across different types of Fibre Channel ports.

The FBC-3602A finds utility in evaluating critical performance characteristics of Fibre Channel-based SAN switches, routers, hubs, and bridges under both typical and extreme traffic load conditions. It can be employed during product development, quality assurance, final regression, and manufacturing processes to qualify and assess the performance of Fibre Channel-based SAN equipment. Moreover, the module is useful for conducting comparative analyses of SAN products and requalifying devices after hardware or firmware upgrades. With its customizable traffic generation parameters, the FBC-3602A enables the analysis of performance under various legal and illegal traffic conditions. Its ability to eliminate the need for expensive devices and reduces test setup time.

The FBC-3602A incorporates a wide array of key features, including the simulation of entire end-device and switch networks, support for a maximum of 126 source devices on a loop, and the ability to mix different frame rates using arbitrary stream sequencing. It also includes an industry-standard GBIC interface, allowing users to change the physical interface connector as needed. The module features two Fibre Channel ports that can be used in a compatible SmartBits chassis. Additional capabilities of the FBC-3602A include payload data integrity verification, a 16 MB capture buffer for logging and exporting filtered events to external protocol analysis tools, as well as support for loop initialization, fabric login, and name server registration for one or multiple devices.